If you were hurt on a construction site in Baltimore, you may have two separate claims, not one.

A construction injury case in Maryland runs on two tracks at the same time. The first is a no-fault workers’ compensation claim against your employer’s insurer. The second is a third-party personal injury claim against any other company whose negligence contributed to the accident, and that is the track where pain and suffering, full lost wages, and future earning capacity losses come from.

The Baltimore construction accident lawyers at WGK Personal Injury Lawyers handle both tracks from our office at 14 W. Madison Street, Baltimore, MD. Call (410) 837-2144 for a free consultation.

What WGK Does for Construction Accident Cases

Construction work is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. Construction and extraction workers suffered 1,032 fatal occupational injuries in a recent reporting year.1 The year before, about one in five of all U.S. worker deaths was a construction worker.2 Behind every number is a family that suffered the loss of a loving family member and is left to pay medical bills, replace a paycheck, and figure out what to do next.

We start by listening. Then we move on three fronts. We coordinate the workers’ compensation filing through your employer’s insurer, so medical benefits and temporary wage replacement start moving.

At the same time, we investigate the scene, the equipment, and every company that was working that day, because the third-party personal injury claim is where the larger recovery might come from. We also take steps to preserve evidence early. OSHA citations, on-site photographs, eyewitness statements, equipment maintenance records, and rigging logs disappear quickly when the work continues.

Our firm has stood the test of time, with nearly 50 years of existence and nearly 100 years of combined attorney experience in practice.3 We have recovered over $100 million for injured Maryland clients, with hundreds more turning to us each year.4

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different. These figures represent aggregated data from cases handled by our firm and are provided for informational purposes only.

You pay nothing up front. Our fee is 33.3% of the gross recovery if the case is resolved by negotiation before a lawsuit is filed, and 40% if we file suit. Free consultation, no fee unless we win.

When to Call a Construction Accident Lawyer

Call early. The sooner we start, the more we can do to preserve evidence before a busy job site changes shape or shuts down. A few specific patterns explain why you should not wait.

You should speak with us right away if any of these apply:

  • You suffered a serious injury: a fall from height, a head or spinal injury, a crush injury, a burn, or an amputation.
  • Your employer is refusing to file your workers’ compensation claim, or is pressuring you not to report it.
  • Your workers’ comp claim was denied, delayed, or valued well below your medical bills and lost wages.
  • More than one company was on the site: a general contractor, subcontractors, equipment vendors, or the property owner.
  • A piece of equipment failed: a scaffold, ladder, lift, saw, crane, or power tool.
  • You are a road construction worker, and a driver struck you inside an active work zone.
  • You were hurt doing harbor, port, shipyard, or marine-construction work, where federal law may apply.
  • A city, county, or state vehicle was involved. Notice deadlines under the Local Government Tort Claims Act run much shorter than the standard three-year clock.

If you are not sure which of these fits your situation, that is what a free consultation is for. We will walk through the facts and explain your claims before you decide anything.

Common Causes of Construction Accidents

Most construction site accidents are preventable. Employers, general contractors, and equipment owners have a long list of duties under federal and Maryland safety laws. OSHA has grouped the deadliest construction hazards into a short list it calls the Fatal Four: falls, struck-by, electrocution, and caught-in/between.

Falls are the single largest cause of construction worker deaths every year. Falls accounted for about 37% of construction deaths in a recent reporting year, according to OSHA’s Fatal Four analysis.5 The federal data tells the same story. Falls, slips, and trips caused 421 of the 1,075 construction fatalities, roughly 39.2%.6 These include roof, scaffold, ladder, opening, and aerial-lift falls, often where fall protection failed or was never provided as required by OSHA’s fall-protection standard for residential and commercial construction.

Struck-by-object incidents accounted for about 8% of construction deaths in a recent reporting year.5 A swinging beam, a falling tool, a crane load, or a vehicle on the site can kill or cripple a worker in a moment. Transportation incidents were the second-leading cause of construction deaths, with 240 fatalities.7 That figure picks up on-site forklift and truck strikes as well as work-zone vehicle strikes.

Electrocution accounted for about 8% of construction deaths in a recent reporting year.5 Contact with an overhead power line, an energized circuit, a missing ground, or a damaged extension cord is the recurring pattern.

Caught-in or caught-between incidents made up about 5% of construction deaths in a recent reporting year.5 Trench and excavation collapses are included here, which matters in Baltimore because the city’s heavy utility, sewer, and underground work generates a steady volume of these calls.

Maryland’s cases reflect the national picture. Private-sector construction had the second-largest number of work-related deaths in Maryland in a recent reporting year, with 15 fatalities, up from 11 the year before. Six of those 15 deaths involved exposure to harmful substances or environments.8

Work-zone vehicle strikes are a fifth pattern that warrants its own line. Over a recent five-year period, Maryland recorded 7,110 work zone crashes, roughly 1,400 a year, and those crashes killed 45 people and injured 2,587.9

The Baltimore Beltway corridor has produced some of Maryland’s deadliest work-zone events, including one that tragically killed six highway workers when a vehicle entered an active work zone at high speed.9

Types of Construction Accident Cases We Handle

Construction injury cases come from a small number of recurring fact patterns. Each one carries its own evidence checklist and its own list of potential defendants.

Scaffolding, roofing, ladder, and aerial lift falls. Fall protection is a regulated equipment category. When a scaffold rental company, a fall-protection vendor, or a general contractor cuts corners on harnesses, anchors, or guardrails, the worker pays. We work back from the OSHA standard to identify who was supposed to provide what.

Crane, rigging, and falling-object cases. When a crane load drops, rigging gives way, or steel swings into a worker, the resulting claims typically reach the rigging crew, the crane operator, and the company that leased the equipment, the steel fabricator, and sometimes the general contractor if site safety planning was inadequate.

Trench and excavation collapses are caught-in/between incidents. The protection plan, sloping requirements, shoring, and the soil engineer’s report all become evidence. Baltimore’s utility and sewer rebuilds make this case type more common than people think.

Electrocution and arc-flash cases involve overhead-line work, energized-equipment work, and improper lockout/tagout. The electrical subcontractor, the line owner, and the equipment manufacturer can all be liable.

Defective equipment cases arise from a saw with a missing guard, a ladder that failed to hold a load below its safety rating, a lift that lost hydraulic pressure, or a power tool that misfired. Each raises a product liability claim against the manufacturer and distributor in addition to the workers’ comp claim.

Forklifts and on-site vehicles cause a meaningful share of struck-by injuries at active sites. We pursue the operator’s employer, the equipment owner, and the site safety contractor.

Work-zone driver strikes against road crews. A driver who enters a Maryland work zone and hits a flagger or paving crew is a third-party tortfeasor (meaning a separate at-fault party your employer cannot block you from suing) even though the worker is on the clock. The driver, the driver’s insurer, and any commercial employer responsible for that driver are all parties to the case. See our Baltimore truck accident lawyer page for commercial-vehicle work-zone cases.

Marine-construction and harbor cases. Workers injured on Sparrows Point Container Terminal construction, on Key Bridge marine-construction trestles, on Port of Baltimore piers, or in any Baltimore Harbor shipyard often fall under federal law (the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act) rather than Maryland workers’ comp.

Specific subpages explain several of these in more detail: Falls on construction sites, crane accidents, scaffolding accidents, welding accidents, unsafe construction equipment, and excavation accidents.

Who Can Be Held Liable

The reason construction cases need a personal injury lawyer, not just a workers’ comp lawyer, is that there is almost always a defendant beyond the direct employer. Maryland Labor & Employment § 9-509 says workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy against the employer in most cases. However, Maryland Labor & Employment § 9-902 preserves the worker’s right to sue any other party whose negligence contributed to the accident.10

The third-party defendant universe on a typical Baltimore construction site usually includes one or more of the following.

The general contractor. When you work for a subcontractor, the general contractor running the site is a separate company. If the GC failed to enforce safety rules, did not coordinate trades, or signed off on a plan that put workers in harm’s way, that is a third-party claim under § 9-902.

Other subcontractors share the site. An electrical sub that energized a circuit without a proper lockout, a steel erector who left an unprotected opening, or a roofer who dropped material on a lower crew is a different employer than yours, and a separate defendant.

The property owner can be held liable under Maryland premises liability principles when it controlled site conditions or knew of a hazard and did nothing about it. The Baltimore premises liability lawyer page covers this theory in more depth.

Equipment manufacturers, distributors, and rental companies. Defective tools, ladders, scaffolds, lifts, and power equipment open product liability claims against the makers and sellers. Rental companies that failed to maintain or inspect can be liable as well.

Architects and engineers can be liable for design defects and missing safety features in plans. These are the harder cases, but they happen.

A work-zone driver who hits a road crew is the simplest third-party defendant. If that driver was on the clock for a commercial employer, the employer becomes a party to the case, too.

Government entities. When a city, county, or state vehicle is involved, the case falls under the Local Government Tort Claims Act. Recovery is capped at $30,000 per claim with no excess verdict, and attorney fees on those claims are capped at 20% by statute (compared to the standard 33.3% / 40%). Notice deadlines run much shorter than three years.

We sort the defendant list early. Naming the right parties in paperwork, notice filings, and lawsuits is the difference between a full recovery and a partial one.

Damages You Can Recover in a Construction Injury Case

Two parallel sets of damages exist in a construction injury case. The workers’ compensation track and the third-party personal injury track recover different things, and the lawyer’s job is to keep them aligned.

The workers’ compensation claim is no-fault. It pays the medical bills authorized under the workers’ comp schedule and a portion of lost wages when you cannot work, calculated based on your average weekly wage. Workers’ comp does not pay pain and suffering. It does not pay the full value of lost wages. And it does not cover future loss of earning capacity the way a PI verdict does.

The third-party personal injury claim is what fills the gap. In that claim, you may be entitled to recover:

  • Past and future medical bills, including hospital, surgery, physical therapy, prescription, and assistive-device costs.
  • Past lost wages and the full economic value of future earning capacity, including diminished earning capacity if you cannot return to the same work.
  • Pain and suffering damages, which cover both the physical pain and the limitations and restrictions in daily life caused by the injury.11 Activities you can no longer do, routine tasks that have become difficult, and reduced enjoyment of life all count here.
  • Permanent impairment, disfigurement, and scarring.
  • Loss of consortium for a spouse when the injury has impaired the marital relationship.

Maryland imposes a non-economic damage cap on every personal injury case, including auto, premises, single-event construction, and wrongful death. For causes of action arising on or after October 1, 2025, the cap is $965,000 per injured person, with a 150% multiplier ($1,447,500) in wrongful death cases with two or more beneficiaries.

The cap rises each October 1. The cap that governs your case is set by the date of the accident, not the date you file.12 Economic damages have no statutory limit. See our Maryland personal injury lawyer page for the full details.

Property damage is handled separately from the bodily injury claim. WGK generally does not handle the property damage side of a claim. Property damage is a separate subsection of insurance (typically collision coverage) and does not add to a bodily injury claim. One exception: diminished-value claims, where we charge 33.3% of the diminished-value recovery.

Maryland Law: Statute of Limitations, Damages Cap, and Negligence

Construction injury law is governed by both the Maryland personal injury doctrines and workers’ compensation law. The key rules below affect every case.

Statute of limitations

Maryland’s general statute of limitations for personal injury is three years from the date of the accident under Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101. The three-year clock applies to the third-party PI claim. Workers’ compensation runs on a separate timeline: you must give your employer notice of the accident promptly (the accepted rule is within ten days), and you must file a claim with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission within two years. If a city or county vehicle was involved, the Local Government Tort Claims Act requires much earlier notice, one year for local government claims. Claims involving state-owned vehicles require notice of claim to be sent by registered mail to the state within one year. Waiting the full three years bars the government-defendant claim entirely.13 The discovery rule does not apply to a construction injury that is apparent on the day of the accident.

Pure contributory negligence

Maryland follows pure contributory negligence: a plaintiff who is even 1% at fault for the accident is generally barred from any recovery on the third-party PI claim. Maryland is one of a small group of jurisdictions that still apply this rule, along with the District of Columbia and Virginia.14

However, under the Maryland case Myers v. Bright, negligence alone is not sufficient to establish contributorily negligent conduct: the plaintiff’s negligence must have caused the injury. Mere evidence of negligence is not equivalent to contributory negligence. Workers’ compensation, by contrast, is no-fault, so the comp claim is unaffected. Our Maryland contributory negligence rule explainer covers the defenses, including last clear chance and the Boulevard rule, in full.

Workers’ comp exclusivity (§ 9-509)

The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act makes workers’ comp the exclusive remedy against the employer for accidental injury arising out of and in the course of employment.15 The two narrow exceptions involve an employer that failed to secure required coverage (loses the exclusivity defense and standard tort defenses) and an employer that acted with deliberate intent to injure.

Third-party action and lien (§ 9-902)

A worker who has received workers’ compensation can still sue a third party. The employer or its insurer has two months after the workers’ compensation award to file the third-party action; if they do not, the right transfers to the worker. When the worker recovers from the third-party defendant, the statute requires distribution in the following order: the worker’s costs and expenses for bringing the action first, then reimbursement to the workers’ compensation carrier for benefits paid, then the balance to the worker.10

We negotiate the lien aggressively because every dollar shaved off it goes to you.

Non-economic damages cap

The current Maryland non-economic damage cap is $965,000 per injured person for causes of action on or after October 1, 2025, with a 150% multiplier for qualifying wrongful death cases. See the Damages section above for full mechanics.

Where suits get filed

A Maryland personal injury lawsuit may only be filed where the accident occurred or where the defendant lives. You do not get to pick the venue freely. Construction cases on Baltimore City sites are usually filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court (a plaintiff-friendlier venue) when the third-party defendant is a Baltimore City company. Sites in Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, or Prince George’s County may pull the venue elsewhere. The District Court / Circuit Court line in Maryland is $30,000: claims below are filed in the District Court (for a bench trial), claims above are filed in Circuit Court, where juries are available.

How Insurance Works After a Construction Accident

Three or four insurance layers may pay on a construction injury case. Sorting them is most of the early work.

Workers’ compensation insurance. Your employer’s workers’ comp policy pays the medical bills authorized under the schedule, as well as a portion of lost wages. It is no-fault. You do not have to prove anyone was negligent. The trade is that the benefits are limited, and the carrier has a subrogation interest in any third-party recovery.

Third-party general liability and commercial auto. The general contractor, subcontractors, and property owner carry commercial general liability insurance. Drivers and their employers carry commercial auto. These are the policies that typically pay the larger third-party PI recovery. Policy limits are higher than personal lines, and on big projects, multiple layers of excess and umbrella coverage often sit above the primary policy.

Product liability and contractor’s policies. Equipment manufacturers carry product liability coverage. Rental companies carry their own commercial liability policies. When defective equipment is part of the story, these policies are in play.

The federal LHWCA layer. Workers covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act receive federal benefits equal to two-thirds of their average weekly wage, plus medical benefits, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs.16 The third-party PI claim against a non-employer defendant runs in parallel.

How the workers’ comp carrier gets paid back (subrogation). Maryland § 9-902 reimburses the workers’ comp carrier out of your third-party recovery, after your costs and fees. The carrier’s lien (the amount it claims back) is not the gross recovery amount, and it is negotiable.

Insurance carriers do not voluntarily pay these claims at full value. In our experience, the largest battles come over claimed medical-bill reductions, future-treatment denials, and contributory-negligence theories aimed at the worker. Progressive Insurance, in particular, frequently denies liability even on clear-fault claims, undercuts billed medical charges, and forces a lawsuit to extract fair value.

Whatever insurance company is involved in the case, the pattern is consistent: hire a lawyer early, document treatment without long gaps, and never give a recorded statement before you talk to a personal injury attorney.

This is marketing material and is not legal advice. Every case is unique and laws change frequently. Please contact our office to speak with an attorney about your specific situation before making any legal decisions.

Construction Accident Case Results

WGK has recovered over $100 million for injured Maryland clients, with hundreds more turning to us each year.4

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different. These figures represent aggregated data from cases handled by our firm and are provided for informational purposes only.

For workers’ compensation specifically, our recent comp caseload had an average settlement of approximately $30,646 and a median of $27,300 across 31 settled cases. That group of cases runs roughly 70% higher than our average auto-accident settlement. The sample size is small (31 cases) and illustrative rather than statistically robust, and our managing attorney is selective in workers’ comp intake, focusing on severe workplace injuries.17 These figures cover all workers’ comp clients across industries and are not construction-specific.

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different. These figures represent aggregated data from cases handled by our firm and are provided for informational purposes only.

What drives value on a construction case is the same set of factors that drive any serious personal injury case: the severity and permanence of the injury, the strength of the third-party liability theory, the number and insurance coverage of potential defendants, the documented impact on earning capacity, and the cap on non-economic damages applicable to your accident date. We do not promise specific dollar outcomes. We do work on every defendant and every coverage layer to maximize recovery.

For catastrophic outcomes including paralysis, traumatic brain injury, amputation, and death, see our Baltimore catastrophic injury lawyer and Baltimore wrongful death lawyer pages. The wrongful death cap multiplier (150% for two or more beneficiaries) makes coordination among attorneys across the estate and with the surviving family particularly important.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I sue my employer for a construction accident in Maryland?

In most cases, no. Maryland workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy against your employer for an on-the-job injury under § 9-509. You file a workers’ compensation claim with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission instead. Two narrow exceptions exist: an employer that failed to secure required workers’ comp coverage, and an employer who acted with deliberate intent to injure. The real lawsuit usually targets a third party who shares the blame.

Who else can I sue after a construction injury besides my employer?

Under § 9-902, you can file a third-party personal injury lawsuit against any party other than your employer whose negligence contributed to the accident. On a typical Baltimore site that can include the general contractor (if you work for a sub), other subcontractors, the property owner, the equipment manufacturer or rental company, the architect or engineer, and a driver who struck a road crew. Naming every responsible party matters because each carries separate coverage.

If I already have a workers’ comp claim, can I still file a personal injury case?

Yes, when a third party is involved. You file workers’ comp through your employer’s insurer for medical bills and a portion of lost wages, and you file a separate PI lawsuit against the negligent third party for the rest, including pain and suffering. Maryland law requires the workers’ comp carrier to be reimbursed out of the third-party recovery first, after your costs and attorney’s fees. The remaining balance is yours.

I was hurt working on the Baltimore waterfront. Does federal law cover my case?

Possibly. The federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act covers longshoremen, harbor-construction workers, ship repairers, shipbuilders, and marine-terminal workers injured on navigable waters or on adjoining piers, docks, terminals, wharves, or shipyards. Sparrows Point Container Terminal construction, Key Bridge marine work, and shipyard repair often fit into federal coverage. LHWCA pays two-thirds of the average weekly wage plus medical, and you can still pursue a third-party PI claim against a non-employer defendant.

How long do I have to file a construction injury lawsuit in Maryland?

For the third-party PI lawsuit, you typically have three years from the date of the injury under Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101. For workers’ compensation, you must notify your employer of the accident promptly (the canonical rule is within ten days) and file with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission within two years. If a city, county, or state vehicle was involved, the deadlines for putting the government on notice are much shorter, one year for both local government and State claims.

What kinds of fall-from-height cases do you handle?

Falls from scaffolding, ladders, roofs, openings, lifts, and structural steel are the largest single category of construction worker deaths in the U.S. Falls accounted for 421 of the 1,075 construction fatalities in a recent reporting year, almost forty percent. We pursue cases against general contractors, scaffold rental and erection companies, and equipment manufacturers when fall protection failed or was never provided as required by OSHA standards.

What about being struck by a crane load, a falling object, or being trapped in a trench?

Struck-by and caught-in/between are two of OSHA’s Fatal Four hazards in construction. Struck-by includes falling tools, crane loads, swinging beams, and vehicle strikes. Caught-in/between covers trench and excavation collapses, machinery, and structural members. We investigate the rigging crew, the crane operator, the lessor, the trench protection plan, and the equipment manufacturer when these cases happen.

I’m a road-construction worker, and a driver hit me. Is that a different kind of case?

Yes. A driver who enters a work zone and strikes a worker is a third-party tortfeasor even though you are on the clock. You can pursue workers’ comp through your employer and a third-party PI claim against the driver and the driver’s insurer at the same time. Maryland recorded 7,110 work zone crashes over a recent five-year period, with 45 deaths and 2,587 injuries. The Baltimore Beltway corridor has produced some of the state’s deadliest work-zone events.

What if the defense argues I caused my own accident?

Maryland follows pure contributory negligence: if you are found even one percent at fault on the third-party PI claim, you can be barred from recovery. That is why third-party defendants fight hard about what you were doing at the moment of injury. Under Myers v. Bright, being negligent alone is not enough. The defense has to show that your negligence actually caused the injury. Workers’ compensation is no-fault and is not affected by this argument.

Does an OSHA citation help my case?

It can. An OSHA citation against the general contractor, a subcontractor, or the property owner documents a safety violation by a third-party defendant and is admissible evidence of negligence in the third-party PI claim. OSHA citations against your direct employer do not change the workers’ comp exclusivity rule, but they often support a related citation against another party on the same site, and that becomes useful in the third-party negotiation.

Can I file a workers’ comp or PI claim if I am an undocumented worker?

Yes. Maryland workers’ compensation and Maryland personal injury law both apply regardless of immigration status. Workers’ comp benefits cover medical and a portion of lost wages on a no-fault basis. The third-party PI claim against a non-employer defendant also remains available. Lost-wage calculations may differ when documentation is at issue, and that is a factor we work through on a case-by-case basis rather than a bar to recovery.

Is there a cap on what I can recover in a Maryland construction injury case?

Maryland caps non-economic damages (pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life) in every general personal injury case under § 11-108. The cap for causes of action arising on or after October 1, 2025, is $965,000 per injured person, with a 150% multiplier in wrongful death cases involving two or more beneficiaries. The cap rises each October 1. Economic damages (medical bills, lost wages, future earning capacity) have no statutory limit. The cap that applies is the one in effect on the date of the accident, not the date of filing.

How much does a construction injury lawyer cost?

We work on a contingency-fee basis. There is no upfront cost. Our fee is 33.3% of the gross recovery if the case resolves before a lawsuit is filed, and 40% if we file suit. The fee ticks up at filing, not at trial. Standard expenses (medical-record copies, police reports, private investigator if necessary) are advanced by the firm and deducted from the gross settlement. For claims against Maryland local government entities, statute caps attorney fees at 20%.

How long does a construction injury case take?

It depends on the severity of the injury, the treatment timeline, the number of defendants, and whether liability is disputed. Workers’ comp benefits often start within weeks of the claim filing. The third-party PI claim usually waits until medical treatment is substantially complete so the full extent of damages is known, which is often six to eighteen months from the injury date. Cases that go to litigation typically take 12 to 30 months from filing to resolution. The longer you wait to start, the harder evidence preservation becomes.

Schedule a Free Consultation With a Maryland Construction Accident Lawyer

If you were hurt on a Baltimore construction site, call our office at (410) 837-2144 for a free consultation. We will review what happened, identify the workers’ compensation track and every available third-party defendant, and tell you what to do next, before you decide anything.

Our Baltimore office is at 14 W. Madison Street, Baltimore, MD. We prefer appointments, but walk-ins are accepted. After a serious work injury, most of a personal injury case can be handled by phone. We review and sign documents remotely, keep you updated by phone, email, or text, and mail your settlement payment to you when the case is finally resolved. You are welcome to come in. You are never required to.

You pay nothing up front. We charge 33.3% of the gross recovery if the case resolves before a lawsuit is filed, and 40% if we file suit. Free consultation, no fee unless we win. Our firm has recovered over $100 million for injured Maryland clients, with hundreds more turning to us each year.4

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different.

For a broader view of our Baltimore personal injury practice, see our Baltimore personal injury lawyer hub and our Maryland personal injury lawyer statewide page.

If your case involves workplace injury beyond construction, see our Baltimore workplace accident lawyer and Baltimore workers’ compensation lawyer pages.

Construction subpages cover specific case types: falls on construction sites, crane accidents, scaffolding accidents, welding accidents, unsafe equipment, and excavation accidents.

Related practice pages include

  • Baltimore truck accident lawyer for work-zone commercial-vehicle strikes,
  • Baltimore premises liability lawyer for property-owner liability,
  • Baltimore catastrophic injury lawyer for spinal and brain injuries, and
  • Baltimore wrongful death lawyer for fatal construction cases.

For our Dundalk area coverage of Sparrows Point Container Terminal and harbor-construction matters, see our Dundalk personal injury lawyer page.

Additional construction FAQs are collected at our construction accident FAQs page.

Sources

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), 2024 News Release. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.htm
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), 2023 data, syndicated via Construction Dive. https://www.constructiondive.com/news/construction-deaths-2024-safety-bls/736002/
  3. WGK firm tenure: nearly 50 years of firm existence (founded 1977) and nearly 100 years of combined attorney experience. WGK Personal Injury Lawyers internal record.
  4. WGK first-party case data, settled cases, recent caseload (firm-wide aggregate including auto, premises, workers’ comp, and other categories; not construction-specific).
  5. Texas Department of Insurance, syndicating OSHA Fatal Four construction-hazard data, 2021. https://www.tdi.texas.gov/tips/safety/oshafatal4.html
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Economics Daily, Fatal Falls in the Construction Industry in 2023. https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/fatal-falls-in-the-construction-industry-in-2023.htm
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CFOI 2023, syndicated via Construction Dive. https://www.constructiondive.com/news/construction-deaths-2024-safety-bls/736002/
  8. Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning, Research and Statistics 2023. https://www.labor.maryland.gov/labor/research/research2023.shtml
  9. Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, press release on Maryland Road Worker Protection Act and work zone safety, 2024. https://www.roads.maryland.gov/mdotsha/pages/pressreleasedetails.aspx?newsId=5268&PageId=818
  10. Maryland Code, Labor and Employment § 9-902 (Action Against Third Party After Award or Payment of Compensation). https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle&section=9-902
  11. Maryland non-economic damages doctrine: pain and suffering covers physical pain and the limitations and restrictions in daily life caused by the injury. WGK practitioner-knowledge framing, 2026.
  12. Maryland Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-108 (non-economic damages cap). https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/laws/StatuteText?article=gcj&section=11-108
  13. Maryland Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101 (general statute of limitations). https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/laws/StatuteText?article=gcj&section=5-101
  14. Maryland common law and Maryland Court of Special Appeals decisions on pure contributory negligence; canonical reference Myers v. Bright.
  15. Maryland Code, Labor and Employment § 9-509 (Exclusivity of Compensation). https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle&section=9-509
  16. U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/owcp/dlhwc/lhwca
  17. WGK first-party case data, workers’ compensation sub-bucket (31 settled cases, average $30,646, median $27,300). Small sample, directional only.